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Mississippi Business NewsThu, 22 Feb 2018 00:07:09 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.345828637Childers critical of Cochran over vote on women-pay billhttp://msbusiness.com/2014/09/childers-critical-cochran-vote-women-pay-bill/
http://msbusiness.com/2014/09/childers-critical-cochran-vote-women-pay-bill/#respondWed, 17 Sep 2014 16:32:46 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=93646JACKSON — Democratic former U.S. Rep. Travis Childers said yesterday that if he’s elected to the Senate, he will support a bill requiring employers to pay women and men the same amount for doing the same jobs. “I have learned to listen to the women in my family, especially concerning family issues. I only have ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2014/09/childers-critical-cochran-vote-women-pay-bill/feed/093646Deadline approaching to meet new elevator/escalator inspection lawhttp://msbusiness.com/2014/09/deadline-approaching-meet-new-elevatorescalator-inspection-law/
http://msbusiness.com/2014/09/deadline-approaching-meet-new-elevatorescalator-inspection-law/#respondTue, 09 Sep 2014 12:52:47 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=93295JACKSON — The Mississippi Insurance Department is reminding Mississippians that the deadline for building owners and managers to have their elevators and escalators inspected under a new Mississippi law is rapidly approaching. House Bill 817, which became effective July 1, 2013, requires a safety inspection by a certified elevator/escalator inspector licensed by the state of ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2014/09/deadline-approaching-meet-new-elevatorescalator-inspection-law/feed/093295Legislature passes $17M in tornado relief fundinghttp://msbusiness.com/2014/05/legislature-passes-17m-tornado-relief-funding/
http://msbusiness.com/2014/05/legislature-passes-17m-tornado-relief-funding/#respondFri, 09 May 2014 12:47:23 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=88882JACKSON — The Mississippi Legislature met in a three-hour session yesterday and approved $17 million to help pay for recovery from disasters, including tornadoes that recently pounded the state. Republican Gov. Phil Bryant signed the funding measure, Senate Bill 2001, and it became law immediately. The governor originally said he would ask lawmakers for up ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2014/05/legislature-passes-17m-tornado-relief-funding/feed/088882Cochran pushing for commission to study Army, National Guardhttp://msbusiness.com/2014/05/cochran-pushing-commission-study-army-national-guard/
http://msbusiness.com/2014/05/cochran-pushing-commission-study-army-national-guard/#respondWed, 07 May 2014 12:28:02 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=88829WASHINGTON — Faced with questions about the make-up of the U.S. Army in a budget-constrained, post-war era, U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) has signaled his support for a national commission to study the future of the Army and National Guard. Cochran, vice chairman of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, is an original cosponsor of the ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2014/05/cochran-pushing-commission-study-army-national-guard/feed/088829Convicted felons see voting rights restoredhttp://msbusiness.com/2014/04/convicted-felons-see-voting-rights-restored/
http://msbusiness.com/2014/04/convicted-felons-see-voting-rights-restored/#commentsSun, 27 Apr 2014 13:53:03 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=88532JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant has signed bills to restore the voting rights of three people convicted of felonies. In Mississippi, the only way to restore the right to vote after a a felony conviction is through the Legislature passing a suffrage bill. Only three people were approved to have their voting rights restored this ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2014/04/bryant-signs-controversial-abortion-ban-bill/feed/088391Bryant signs teacher pay raise bill into lawhttp://msbusiness.com/2014/04/bryant-signs-teacher-pay-raise-bill-law/
http://msbusiness.com/2014/04/bryant-signs-teacher-pay-raise-bill-law/#commentsWed, 23 Apr 2014 11:35:43 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=88326JACKSON — Mississippi public schoolteachers can look forward to a $2,500 pay increase over the next two years on top of normal annual raises, with Gov. Phil Bryant signing a bill yesterday that he says he hopes will aid performance. “What we are trying to do with this bill today is get the best and ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2014/04/bryant-signs-teacher-pay-raise-bill-law/feed/188326Bryant expected to sign teacher pay raise legislationhttp://msbusiness.com/2014/04/bryant-expected-sign-teacher-pay-raise-legislation/
http://msbusiness.com/2014/04/bryant-expected-sign-teacher-pay-raise-legislation/#respondTue, 22 Apr 2014 15:42:26 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=88292JACKSON — Pay raises for Mississippi public school teachers are close to becoming law. Gov. Phil Bryant is expected to sign House Bill 504 today at the state Capitol. It calls for teachers to get two across-the-board pay raises worth $2,500 and then be eligible for merit payments in 2016-2017. The bill includes a $1,500 ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2014/04/bryant-expected-sign-teacher-pay-raise-legislation/feed/088292Chaney: New building codes law could save lives, moneyhttp://msbusiness.com/2014/04/chaney-new-building-codes-law-save-lives-money/
http://msbusiness.com/2014/04/chaney-new-building-codes-law-save-lives-money/#respondMon, 07 Apr 2014 11:44:55 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=87813JACKSON — Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney believes Mississippi’s citizens can have more confidence in the strength and resilience of their new homes and also potentially save money on insurance premiums with the signing of Senate Bill 2378, creating mandatory statewide building codes, if local leaders decide to operate under the new law. A mandatory ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2014/04/chaney-new-building-codes-law-save-lives-money/feed/087813Bryant signs controversial religious-freedom billhttp://msbusiness.com/2014/04/bryant-signs-controversial-religious-freedom-bill/
http://msbusiness.com/2014/04/bryant-signs-controversial-religious-freedom-bill/#commentsFri, 04 Apr 2014 13:06:27 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=87785JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant signed a bill yesterday that supporters say will assure unfettered practice of religion without government interference but that opponents worry could lead to state-sanctioned discrimination against gays and lesbians. The bill, called the Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act, will become law July 1. It also will add “In God We ...